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Originally Posted by fille_folle
You know, I find most of the blurbs pretty hard to connect with - be they on psychology today or clinician websites. I don't think marketing comes naturally to many therapists. As for psychology today, it seems like everyone in my area has a profile, so I can't really use that to exclude people. I do find it helpful to be able to see their top three conditions/specialities. The institute thing you did sounds like a good idea, though I'm not actually too picky on therapy type. I've tried finding people through membership in other types of relevant organizations (like the International Society for the Study of Trauma), but haven't had any luck finding local results.
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i agree with you on the blurbs thing. that made me realize that i originally saw a T on a website (her own i believe) that seemed to correlate to what I was going through, but she did not have any openings at the times I was available. She then referred me to my current T (who shares her office), and THEN I saw her profile on Psychology Today. I totally forgot all about that.
I just got lucky. I tried out another T before my current one, and while the initial session was okay, I just felt "eh" about it. I knew from my previous therapy experiences that "eh" probably wouldn't work for me, so I didn't go back. It was only a few months later that I contacted this other T, who referred me to my current T. I knew after the first session that she "got" me, whatever that may mean for anyone.